The Arctic Region

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Handout
Vocabulary
  • Arctic Circle
  • Arctic Region
  • Cartographer
  • Equidistant Projection
  • Lines of Latitude
  • Lines of Longitude
  • North Pole
  • Polar projection
  • Prime Meridian
  • Projection
Monday
  1. What is the center on the Arctic region polar projection map?
  2. On a polar projection, the latitude lines appear as .
Tuesday
  1. Which continents are included in the Arctic region?
  2. Which special line of latitude runs through northern Asia, northern Europe, and northern North America?
Wednesday
  1. Name at least four labeled seas that are located within the Arctic Circle.
  2. Name at least four labeled countries that are located in the Arctic region.
Thursday
  1. The polar projection map is an equidistant projection. Do equidistant projections show distance and direction, or size and shape correctly?
  2. Which continent is located at 30 degrees E longitude, and which continent is located at 150 degrees W longitude?
Friday
  1. Which country includes this address: 75 degrees N, 120 degrees W?
  2. What is the latitude of the northernmost point in the United States?